Psychobilly : subcultural survival / Kimberly Kattari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kattari, Kimberly, 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychobilly music--Social aspects.

Psychobilly music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 245 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Uses ethnographic research to follow the chronological development of the musical subculture of psychobilly over three decades, reading the genre and its devotees in relation to ideas such as gender, ethnicity, and apolitical resistance"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Subcultural Participation as a Survival Strategy

1. The Development of Psychobilly: Carrying on the Nonconformist Legacy of Rockabilly and Punk

2. Carnivalesque Events and Transgressive Performance: Celebrating a Counterhegemonic Ideology

3. The Power and Pleasure of Fantasizing about Monsters, Murderers, and Madness

4. Male Dominance and Female Empowerment: The Complexities of Gender and Sexuality

5. The Power, Joy, and Purpose of Social and Economic Capital

Afterword: Gatekeeping a Subculture, or Are the Psychobilly Police Killing the Scene?

Appendix: Sample Interview Questions

Discography

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439918616

1439918619